There’s a well-known saying that goes, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” We all know what it’s like to have endless good intentions, but the good intentions are worth little if we don’t actually roll our sleeves up and get things done. A father asks two sons to go and work in the vineyard. The first son says that he won’t but
One of the most expensive department stores holds a sale and shoppers form a queue. The most ardent bargain hunters bring sleeping bags and queue overnight. Other shoppers arrive five minutes before the sale. When the store finally opens the doors the queue surges forward in a frenzy. Shoppers ‘push in’ from every direction greedy for the bargains. Does this make us cross? Of course
“Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us.” Just imagine what sort of world we would live in if this simple statement could become a reality. Imagine feeling the relief of being forgiven for our sins and in turn, forgiving those who had sinned against us. Imagine the same people forgiving those who had sinned against them and so on
Facebook has gone from a start up to a social network with over 3.12 billion users and Twitter has over 611 million active users. In a short period of time, through social media, people have found a new voice, a new way to connect. In today’s Gospel (Matthew 18:15-20), we learn that 2,000 years ago Jesus also told us that there is power in numbers.
Who do you think Jesus is? As small children we are told that Jesus is the Son of God, and we accept it readily. When we are children God is a kindly father figure who lives in Heaven and listens to our night prayers. When we are small, Jesus is the baby we see in the Christmas Nativity scene. When we are a little older,
Just when we thought that Jesus’ love was all embracing and all compassionate, he shocks us by behaving in a way that can only be described as harsh and unfeeling. In today’s gospel Jesus is approached by a Canaanite woman, who pesters him to cure her daughter. ‘Canaanite’ was the name given to the older inhabitants of Israel who were dispossessed as unclean by Jesus’
